Categories for British Indians, British Pakistanis, British Bangladeshis, British Chinese and Other Asians have existed under an Asian British heading since the 2011 census. Since the 2001 census, British people of general Asian descent have been included in the 'Asian/Asian British' grouping ('Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British' grouping in Scotland) of the UK census questionnaires. Represented predominantly by South Asian ethnic groups, census data regarding birthplace and ethnicity demonstrate around a million Asian British people derive their ancestry between East Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia and West Asia. This represented a national demographic increase from a 4.4% share of UK population in 2001.
They constitute a significant and growing minority of the people living in the United Kingdom, with 6.9% of the population identifying as Asian / Asian British in the 2011 United Kingdom census.
Īsians in the United Kingdom (also referred to as Asian Britons and British Asians) are a multi-ethnic group of UK residents who, regardless of citizenship status, identify as and are perceived to be Asian people. Figures for England and Wales (2011) only. For subgroupings of British people of Asian descent, see Central Asians in the United Kingdom, East Asians in the United Kingdom, South Asians in the United Kingdom, and Southeast Asians in the United Kingdom.